IS BEAUTY REALLY SKIN DEEP??

I honestly couldn’t help asking myself this question after I caught up with this Milan fashion week being aired on the telly on a very famous lifestyle channel. Watching all those western models donning their respective designer cloths and walking down the ramp with those crisp dead like expression and with the hard cold panache. What was more surprising was people defined this as beauty..And I am talking about women who are anorexic thin and are sallow skinned with prominent bones sticking out in every direction, and not a fair amount of fat seen anywhere, walking down the ramp.
The clothing lines made , I think, just look great on skinny, thin models and not curvaceous and voluptuous woman. The fashion that gets opened at such a momentous event happening at Milan are made only to look good and not ‘wearable’. And the influence thus goes to affect the young fashion fad generation who are addicted to the knick-knacks of fashion. Young generation of most people wear whats “in”. and whats “out” remains out of their mind as well.
No doubt modeling is all about inspired fashion sense and a “revolution” compelled with glamour and grandeur. But the influence of it is nonetheless devastating on young growing up girls, who get the wrong idea. I personally have a sister who is tall enough for her age and still demands for stilettos because you have Barbies , models and actress donning them on. And I hardly can explain to young people of Osteoporosis and Arthritis who aren’t going to listen to you ranting on about medical sciences and their side effects. But this is just one such example within the walls of my own home.
The idea I am trying to put forth is that beauty , the way it is being put across, and perceived by us, is certainly not “skin-deep”. We ‘re the slaves of superficial perception and around 95% of the world fall into this catagory. And I am sure I am one of them as well. I know this is a hypocritic statement and a contradiction in itself by the person penning down these words. But my defense would be that I am a girl as well. Who struggles past the daily chores of life and barely makes it through them. And there a lot of them like me who are the same.
Everybody likes to look good and wear good cloths in order impress upon your personality on other people. And some of them come in the crowd of charming their way out of any situation by sheer beauty and grace. And some use both beauty and brains to get their boat sailing. And a very few people just make use of the beauty of their talent to get them by. And why not..! A recent survey I came across says that, ‘ attractive people tend to excel much better than the less attractive counterparts ( be it at work or any competition)’. And I am sure this is very true. But looks and dress style don’t always scream aloud about the person , about his talents and his thoughts. I stress on this point that dress sense and following latest fashion fads might be important, but its not the only thing that defines beauty.
But as we being hypocrites it again contradicts the latter point. We do love people who dress well and admire the sheer physical beauty of a person. Take Marilyn Monroe, for instance. With her truck load of depression and problems in life, people still loved her because of her physical beauty, and people still do to this day and age. She remains timeless and her beauty is eternal. Also we have Britney Spears who once upon a time was a teen diva and the most influencial people. And now all we read about is she going bald, losing the custody of her kids, her sex tapes being leaked out, her concerts going awry and her raunchy party haunts. Once a charming, sweet, innocent ,sensational and talented pop diva is now a world class “tramp” (sorry for that rude word, but this is the adjective news papers use). Guess the radically ugly bald look just stole all the credits from her kitty. And I could go on with the list. But spare me..! I do not want to deviate from my point.
So this proves that attractive looking people do have it all. This applies in our country and on a very very common network : Matrimony. All the matrimony ads in the newspaper from what I have noticed, and I mean each one of them, would have been listed for wanting of a ‘handsome’ or a ‘beautiful’ counterparts. And what a strong example to state my point and you people definitly wouldn’t disagree with me..! And what with all the yet-to-be brides hitting the gym to shed those extra kilos just to look fabulous on their respective wedding days? And already thin girls ‘dieting’ to get into the “size zero”. And I personally feel this is the most grueling of all the fashions fads.
And all the men I know and have talked to find size zero very repulsive and like woman who have, to put in a slang , ‘asses’. In this land of Kamasutra and depiction woman on the carvings on the famous architecture like Khajuraho temples, have women who are more fuller and curvier. Isn’t that supposed to be beauty? A healthy woman who can flaunt her curves and yet look devastatingly appealing? I have never seem to have found skinny girls donning a two piece bikini and look appealing, its more of a turn off. So rather than condemning them there should be some set of rules concerning the health of these models. Atleast then the younger generation would realize the importance and meaning of fashion. And also with looking good what the younger generation needs to understand is it’s the comfortability that matters. You don’t need to wear a Chanel boots or strut around that Gucci bag of yours to look COOL..! You just to need to realize that it the smart dressing that counts and not a fashion fanatic. Your confidence, your neatness, and your comfort level with the outfit talkes about your fashion sense in itself.

You don’t need a heavy make up and a Boss perfume to enhance your looks. Just put on your jovial mood and that million dollar smile. That itself is a beauty, to see a smiling and a happy face on the street, in the conference room, in the modeling world and your very own homes. So lets just take a deep look at the inner beauty of ‘beauty’shall we…?!!